Name and describe at least two of the four characteristics of an environmental non-problem.
What will be an ideal response?
First, industrialist attack the status of the science through “spinning” results by
promoting contrarian scientists and intimidating others. Second, they use political
appointees to edit and suppress government reports, to interfere in the work of
individual government scientists, and to prevent government scientists from speaking to
the media. Third, they have used the existing rules of political process to slow down
government decision-making through holding frequent legislative hearings and to
establish onerous rules and procedures for the release of findings by government
agencies. And fourth, they have exploited the media’s love of controversy and desire to
appear neutral by always including an opposing voice in a news story, even if that voice
has little scientific credibility.
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Which of these climates would have the least likelihood of thunderstorms?
a. marine west coast b. humid subtropical c. humid continental, hot summer d. tropical rainforest e. humid continental, mild summer
Birds most likely evolved from dinosaurs.
a. true b. false